Tag Archives: Smoked beer

When I was a teenager, I used to spend my afternoons browsing CD racks, searching for the latest new bands. Now, in my thirties, I spend my afternoons browsing beer stores, searching for the latest new beers. Though the medium has changed, my mania remains the same.

Last week, I was idly examining the shelves at Manhattan’s Whole Foods on the Bowery when I came across the handsomely labeled brews from Belgium’s Brouwerij De Dochter Van De Korenaar. On a whim, I bought the Noblesse and the Bravoure. My world was rocked. The Noblesse was a dry, bitter delight, and the Bravoure was gently perfumed with smoke — an easy-drinking smoked ale, if you can believe it. I was so smitten with Bravoure that I wrote about it for my Slashfood Beer of the Week column. Curious? Drink it up!

4) Off Color Wari: The chicha de molle-inspired ale (an ancient Peruvian ferment) is made with purple corn, Schinus molle berries and souring bacteria. The beer's tart, dry and bright, as zingy as kombucha. And just 3.8 percent ABV. History!.